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the goal of the budget is to put the u.s. on a sustainable fiscal path and put us in a position where our debt is not rising relative to the size of the economy, as well as to support the economy in the short run and make important investments we need to make so we remain the most competitive, productive nation on earth. >> right now the president is talking about in the campaign about having marginal rates go up for the upper 2%. these are people who make $250,000 and above. he would like to take the marginal rate up to 39.6%, but does he also wanted to have deduction limitations for that element, or is he happy to get the increase in marginal rates? >> we would like to see a tax code that is more fair, more efficient. he lay that out in his budget. what he has laid out in his budget is an increase in the top rate back to where they were in the clinton years, which were very successful years for the economy, as well as a broader base which most economists would agree is the way of having a more efficient tax code. >> what ab
the goal of the budget is to put the u.s. on a sustainable fiscal path and put us in a position where our debt is not rising relative to the size of the economy, as well as to support the economy in the short run and make important investments we need to make so we remain the most competitive, productive nation on earth. >> right now the president is talking about in the campaign about having marginal rates go up for the upper 2%. these are people who make $250,000 and above. he would...
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the washington journal reporter looks at the u.s. oil output and efforts to make the country energy independence and the former executive assistant director talks about the fbi's role in investigating cyber crimes. live on c-span. >> foreign policy scholars will discuss the united states relationship with china and political, economic, and national security challenges. our live coverage begins tomorrow at 9:15 eastern on c- span 2. >> the mindset of the world well into the mid 1990's was that wireline access was either on poles or in the ground was the key to understanding telecommunications. the intriguing part of the wireless story is how very few people inside the industry -- that is why the mckinsey report came out the way it did. it was not just judge greene who did not understand wireless. it was the entire industry, except for visionaries regarded as kooks. what turned out to be the case was the hope some people have have a fixedo industry were half a dozen companies are offering telephone services over cables or copper wire p
the washington journal reporter looks at the u.s. oil output and efforts to make the country energy independence and the former executive assistant director talks about the fbi's role in investigating cyber crimes. live on c-span. >> foreign policy scholars will discuss the united states relationship with china and political, economic, and national security challenges. our live coverage begins tomorrow at 9:15 eastern on c- span 2. >> the mindset of the world well into the mid...
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the biggest fine ever levied by the u.s. justice department. but the oil producer still faces a costlier battle for the pollution unleashed when the drilling rig exploded in the gulf of mexico and caused the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history. they will plead guilty to 11 felony counts of seaman's manslaughter, admitting its workers we are neglect when they omitted a key well safety test. the company will also plead guilty to one felony count of obstruction from congress stemming from the false information it gave about the rate that the oil was leaking from the well. comments already coming in from facebook this morning. about that spill and that penalty announcement. mark beady writes in on facebook, pay it and move on. host: and we're taking your calls this morning. the lines are open. we have a special line just for gulf coast residents. point you to the front page of the financial times this morning, talking a little bit more about what else, b.p. spill faces in this case. they still face action for civil penalties and damages federa
the biggest fine ever levied by the u.s. justice department. but the oil producer still faces a costlier battle for the pollution unleashed when the drilling rig exploded in the gulf of mexico and caused the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history. they will plead guilty to 11 felony counts of seaman's manslaughter, admitting its workers we are neglect when they omitted a key well safety test. the company will also plead guilty to one felony count of obstruction from congress stemming from the...
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all u.s. schoolchildren compared with schoolchildren across the globe, from other industrialized nations. they said, our failure to close these gaps -- if we had close these gaps 10 years ago, we would not have suffered the recession we have now. our failure to do so has led to a permanent national recession larger than the one we are currently experiencing. they said that it has taken $2.30 trillion of our gross domestic product, money we could have added to this economy. we are now in a place where we are playing catch-up with countries that used to crave to be like us. it is so bad now that while our university systems are still where they should be in terms of reputation and attainment, no one from other countries want to send their kids over here to our k-12 schools. they do that there and then it they will say, will try some ivy league school. we need to seriously look at, what is it going to take to change that dynamic. in recent days, we have heard about the teachers' strike. i think t
all u.s. schoolchildren compared with schoolchildren across the globe, from other industrialized nations. they said, our failure to close these gaps -- if we had close these gaps 10 years ago, we would not have suffered the recession we have now. our failure to do so has led to a permanent national recession larger than the one we are currently experiencing. they said that it has taken $2.30 trillion of our gross domestic product, money we could have added to this economy. we are now in a place...
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the u.s. house of representatives, government closest to the people. 3 million more americans voted for mitt romney then voted for john mccain. we are still at least in parity with the democratic party. we don't need to do anything. we don't need to move away from our conservative principles. what we need to do is nominated conservative candidate. then those 3 million people will be motivated to go back to the polls and vote for republicans. this was not a philosophical victory for barack obama. it was not a victory based on any demographics or all the prognostication and the analysts. it was a victory based on turnout. the democrats were able to turn out more votes than the republicans did. in some cases i believe there is still massive voter fraud in this country. when you have 20,000 people in voting in philadelphia for barack obama and none for mitt romney and you have 90% turnout in some of those spots, that is pretty obvious. the attorney generals in these republican states need to let t
the u.s. house of representatives, government closest to the people. 3 million more americans voted for mitt romney then voted for john mccain. we are still at least in parity with the democratic party. we don't need to do anything. we don't need to move away from our conservative principles. what we need to do is nominated conservative candidate. then those 3 million people will be motivated to go back to the polls and vote for republicans. this was not a philosophical victory for barack...
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secretary panetta stressed the u.s. and during presence -- enduring presence will be based on missions like counterterrorism, advising afghan forces, and providing important enabling capabilities. we would like to hear about the pace of the drawdown of u.s. forces from the current 68,000 true colonial -- troop level to the level of our enduring forces after 2014. we expect a steady pace as the president said, or you anticipate the pace remaining at 68,000 through next year's fighting season and dropping rapidly some time thereafter. finally, the united states and afghanistan have begun an agreement as required by the bilateral enduring strategic initiative. they will provide necessary protections for u.s. troops deployed to afghanistan after 2014, and we have been interested in your thoughts on the importance in signalling to afghanistan and its neighbors that the u.s.-afghanistan partnership will be an enduring contribution to regional stability, and we will address what you see as the u.s. red lines in those negotiati
secretary panetta stressed the u.s. and during presence -- enduring presence will be based on missions like counterterrorism, advising afghan forces, and providing important enabling capabilities. we would like to hear about the pace of the drawdown of u.s. forces from the current 68,000 true colonial -- troop level to the level of our enduring forces after 2014. we expect a steady pace as the president said, or you anticipate the pace remaining at 68,000 through next year's fighting season and...
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given what i believe to be u.s. support in 2013, i am confident to secure those five geographical areas. they will still need to combat operations to take place. and we will also still be doing the advise and assist mission as we go to a largely assist mission in 2013. the elections in 2014, when i look at the afghan capability combined with what i believe to be resources that we will provide and where the taliban will be in 2014, i project the afghans will be able to provide security as well. in addition to the level of violence where it is occurring, it is important to know where there are significant leadership losses. the average age is 10 years younger than it was when the war started 10 years ago. there was significant attrition. we have also seen indications of taliban suffering financial difficulties and being unable to sustain their effort. they did not achieve their objectives. senator, i don't understand the challenges. i recognize what has to happen between now and 2014 to continue to solidify the gains
given what i believe to be u.s. support in 2013, i am confident to secure those five geographical areas. they will still need to combat operations to take place. and we will also still be doing the advise and assist mission as we go to a largely assist mission in 2013. the elections in 2014, when i look at the afghan capability combined with what i believe to be resources that we will provide and where the taliban will be in 2014, i project the afghans will be able to provide security as well....
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as a result studies show u.s. producers can expect to achieve double-digit increases over the next decade in exports of heavy machinery, agricultural machinery, chemicals, and services. this is particularly critical for my home state of illinois where we have fallen behind japan and korea in these export categories. most importantly, granting russia permanent normal trade relations gives the u.s. a level playing field on which we can compete from a position of strength in thames of intellectual property and agricultural exports. it will provide a reliable forum for trade dispute resolution. and i would urge my colleagues to vote for the rule and the bill to grow american exports and create good jobs here in the united states by supporting this rule and the underlying bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the -- the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: it's my pleasure to yield three minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. fa
as a result studies show u.s. producers can expect to achieve double-digit increases over the next decade in exports of heavy machinery, agricultural machinery, chemicals, and services. this is particularly critical for my home state of illinois where we have fallen behind japan and korea in these export categories. most importantly, granting russia permanent normal trade relations gives the u.s. a level playing field on which we can compete from a position of strength in thames of intellectual...
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when communication was slow, the u.s. ambassador made policy decisions without consultation with washington. ambassadors carry out policy decisions that are made at foggy bottom. we must end the practice of stationing intelligence agencies at our embassies. these agents serve no function whatsoever. host: that is our guest back in 1983. we found that in the c-span video library. guest: i am amazed. i did not remember that particular speech. more things change, the more they stay the same. could apply to libya right now. why stay there? lved?et invov but the in some of the advice. most people honor the founders as being smart individuals. they say it be friends with all nations and have trade with people and be more tolerant of their problems. we would have a better world wide situation with more prosperity and peace. i think it is a great idea. it would have had less problems throughout the 20th century. look at the hundreds of millions of people that died in all of the wars that one on. we have accepted the notion we wil
when communication was slow, the u.s. ambassador made policy decisions without consultation with washington. ambassadors carry out policy decisions that are made at foggy bottom. we must end the practice of stationing intelligence agencies at our embassies. these agents serve no function whatsoever. host: that is our guest back in 1983. we found that in the c-span video library. guest: i am amazed. i did not remember that particular speech. more things change, the more they stay the same. could...
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ron paul says the election shows the u.s. is now far gone. are we really seeing a strong resurgence of participatory democracy with a whole litany of new participants? finally, number 10. for our fiscal cliff and monumental decisions affecting the debt, deficit, sequestration, taxes, and everything else. what in the results put us closer to its solution? given those 10 questions, i turned it over to my distinguished colleague, john fortier. >> now we are going to quiz the panelists on those questions. i am going to introduce the panelists. each of us will give a take on what we think about the election. i am going to keep the biographies brief. these are very accomplished people. ron brownstein is the editorial director of "national journal" for many years and has covered political campaigns for a long time and is one of our premier commentators on politics. curtis gans is the director for the center for the study of the american electorate, the nation's leading expert on voter turnout. we have a recently released report from the bipartisan p
ron paul says the election shows the u.s. is now far gone. are we really seeing a strong resurgence of participatory democracy with a whole litany of new participants? finally, number 10. for our fiscal cliff and monumental decisions affecting the debt, deficit, sequestration, taxes, and everything else. what in the results put us closer to its solution? given those 10 questions, i turned it over to my distinguished colleague, john fortier. >> now we are going to quiz the panelists on...
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i would veto the act allowing for you and i as u.s. citizens to be arrested and detained without a charge. what is really significant, last december, the aclu can now with the report card on all the presidential candidates. i apologize for the three others on states that were not in this report card. aclu, take your dedicated to civil liberties and the constitution. a group dedicated to the first 10 amendments of the constitution. this is really important. 24 liberty torches with the convicts corporate mitt romney and rick santorum had zero torches out of 24. newt gingrich had four liberty torches out of 24. barack obama had 16 liberty torches out of 24. my hero, ron paul, 18 liberty torches out of 24. and gary johnson had 21 out of 24. [applause] >> okay. [laughter] anybody with a rebuttal? i guess you all agree on that. we go to question no. six. we will, by the way, have a discussion on this and two- minute closing comments. we will start with a rocky. it was selected by my editorial team. but in the post to facebook, he asks -- we
i would veto the act allowing for you and i as u.s. citizens to be arrested and detained without a charge. what is really significant, last december, the aclu can now with the report card on all the presidential candidates. i apologize for the three others on states that were not in this report card. aclu, take your dedicated to civil liberties and the constitution. a group dedicated to the first 10 amendments of the constitution. this is really important. 24 liberty torches with the convicts...
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latinos are over represented in the american u.s. forces, the military forces. freedom of speech, freedom of religion. i think the caller was talking about democracy, democratic forms of government. over 13 million latinos, about 10% of the electorate, in 2012 -- 10% of the electorate in 2012 was latino. that is unique. it is the latino community that illustrates how great of a nation we are. it is a new work community -- a newer community. ost: let's go to jordan from port st. lucie, florida. caller: why do your groups always have to represent special interests? what can we not unite as a country? why do we always have to define ourselves -- divide ourselves? martin luther king said it best, we should judge people by the content of their character, not the color of their skin or where the came from -- i added the last part. it is real simple. it is about whether you want to come to the country legally and played by the rules, or whether you want to come to the country illegally and come in the back door. why is it races that we are accepting people from latin a
latinos are over represented in the american u.s. forces, the military forces. freedom of speech, freedom of religion. i think the caller was talking about democracy, democratic forms of government. over 13 million latinos, about 10% of the electorate, in 2012 -- 10% of the electorate in 2012 was latino. that is unique. it is the latino community that illustrates how great of a nation we are. it is a new work community -- a newer community. ost: let's go to jordan from port st. lucie, florida....
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the u.s. supreme court had granted a review on a petition by governor bush at the time to review the decision that we had made on the 21st. we had also had a crucial decision in the matter that we had made on thursday, thanksgiving day, having to do with the miami dade county recount. host: that decision was? guest: that we denied a petition for the court to order the canvassing board to continue a recount. canvassing board had made a decision on the wednesday night before thanksgiving to not continue at their account because they determine that there was not enough time within our extended deadline in which to continue and vote and we count the votes in miami dade county. they had sorted some 14,000 votes out that they considered had not been counted by the machines. getgore team treid ied to the court to come in. we cannot overlook the discretion that the canvassing board had decided to not continue the cal. we denied that petition. that was on thursday. the u.s. supreme court the next day g
the u.s. supreme court had granted a review on a petition by governor bush at the time to review the decision that we had made on the 21st. we had also had a crucial decision in the matter that we had made on thursday, thanksgiving day, having to do with the miami dade county recount. host: that decision was? guest: that we denied a petition for the court to order the canvassing board to continue a recount. canvassing board had made a decision on the wednesday night before thanksgiving to not...
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as the u.s. government, the executive is correctly -- i think correctly perceived, what iran is looking for is a test of our seriousness as we look for a test of their seriousness. are we going to follow through on our promises to give sanction relief and if we don't i don't think we're going anywhere. >> all right. now we have a couple of questions that go back to the issue of a deal on stopping enrichment of 20%. so one question is from the panelist perspective, why would it be necessary to ask the iranians to shut down the fordo facility, that's the second underground enrichment facility that now has some 2,800 centrifuges, if iran were to agree to stop all 20% enrichment and to ship out whatever 20% enrichment stockpile it has? and the other question is -- this person says deja vu all over again. this 20% proposal has come up before. why did it fail before? three years ago the obama administration had a switch of the tehran research reactor in exchange for stopping enrichment, why didn't that
as the u.s. government, the executive is correctly -- i think correctly perceived, what iran is looking for is a test of our seriousness as we look for a test of their seriousness. are we going to follow through on our promises to give sanction relief and if we don't i don't think we're going anywhere. >> all right. now we have a couple of questions that go back to the issue of a deal on stopping enrichment of 20%. so one question is from the panelist perspective, why would it be...
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it is possible u.s. and the like that coming up soon. what is very blaze -- congress ifs there are a lot of issues on the table. but all the panelists are talking about, at least during lame duck, is a partial solution. is there a substantial risk that some of these things could get done every year. or things do not get them because it is too difficult to do all this in a short period time. however, that is part of the expectation that this is a heightened item. if you have to get into this the next four or six months, nothing could guarantee that. it ended january, all this money is withdrawn from the economy infinitely. several years of chaos and bringing in a delicate that happen -- in a dollar does not happen. there is that opportunity to stretch that out. if you do not do something about it in the fall, he will do something about amt before people pay their full share taxes. >> you are exactly right but the debt ceiling of looming and that will get this right back into the same vote as we were before. >> let's say they believe right
it is possible u.s. and the like that coming up soon. what is very blaze -- congress ifs there are a lot of issues on the table. but all the panelists are talking about, at least during lame duck, is a partial solution. is there a substantial risk that some of these things could get done every year. or things do not get them because it is too difficult to do all this in a short period time. however, that is part of the expectation that this is a heightened item. if you have to get into this the...
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we're going live to the u.s. capitol where senators are coming out to talk about their congressional leadership elections. this is live coverage on c-span. >> our incoming freshmen are anxious to do a lot of good things. they've said that and that's what they will do. the american people agreed on our balanced approach so this approach we're going to take to the remainder of this congress and into the new one which will begin very, very soon. questions? >> senator reid, now being your fourth term as majority leader, do you have any thoughts on surpassing l.b.j. and others? >> i'm just going to continue doing my job. i don't really -- i have not looked at the arithmetic of all that stuff. >> senator reid, how would you like to move on [inaudible] >> well, we are -- everyone should understand we're going to move to change what the republicans have done to make the senate an institution that has no bearing on when lyndon johnson was president. when george mitchell was president or even when bill frist was leader. th
we're going live to the u.s. capitol where senators are coming out to talk about their congressional leadership elections. this is live coverage on c-span. >> our incoming freshmen are anxious to do a lot of good things. they've said that and that's what they will do. the american people agreed on our balanced approach so this approach we're going to take to the remainder of this congress and into the new one which will begin very, very soon. questions? >> senator reid, now being...
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the article notes that the fiscal cliff would drive the u.s. economy back into recession next year and there would be a jump in the jobless rate to 9.1% by the end of 2013, according to this new report from the cbo. tell us about that. guest: this is a very unusual time. the fiscal with all of these really big fiscal issues,, we have never seen cdo come out before, you know, the official -- the cbo come out before, you know, the official estimate for the congress. we have never seen them come out with something like this before. they have been on the case since earlier this year. host: did member of congress ask them to do this report, or were they scheduled to do it? guest: i do not know the answer. i think they have issued a number of warnings as they have testified before congress. i think this is an update of the warnings that they have been doing. we are talking about, at least in the short term in 2013 a shock to the economy is nothing gets done. and a little bit of a lack of confidence, too. the statutory debt limit, there is some flexib
the article notes that the fiscal cliff would drive the u.s. economy back into recession next year and there would be a jump in the jobless rate to 9.1% by the end of 2013, according to this new report from the cbo. tell us about that. guest: this is a very unusual time. the fiscal with all of these really big fiscal issues,, we have never seen cdo come out before, you know, the official -- the cbo come out before, you know, the official estimate for the congress. we have never seen them come...
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host: some of the new members coming into the u.s. congress in january include joseph kennedy, the grandson of robert kennedy, taken target -- barney frank's seat in massachusetts. richard hudson, a republican from north carolina. alan grayson was defeated osterman. he won big in the orlando area. lois frankel, a democrat of illinois. tammy decorous -- tammy du ckwirth, who you may know. she was in the iraq war. sherri bestows, a democrat from illinois. brad scheider, democrat of illinois. rodney davis, a republican in illinois. and tom latham, he is the one who beat leonard boswell in the member on member race. and john delaney in maryland. and finally, kerry bentovolio is a new member. greta brawner, what do you have for us? i want to go back and begin with nevada. president obama -- >> i want to go back and begin with the bottom. polls showed that unions, hispanics and women carry the vote for obama there. and the state of colorado, colorado ranks sixth in the nation for hispanic voters. 74% of them voted for president obama in col
host: some of the new members coming into the u.s. congress in january include joseph kennedy, the grandson of robert kennedy, taken target -- barney frank's seat in massachusetts. richard hudson, a republican from north carolina. alan grayson was defeated osterman. he won big in the orlando area. lois frankel, a democrat of illinois. tammy decorous -- tammy du ckwirth, who you may know. she was in the iraq war. sherri bestows, a democrat from illinois. brad scheider, democrat of illinois....
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which institutions contrary to a u.s. news and world report ranking who takes the people with the low s.a.t. and edge indicates them in a way they do very well. that should be rewarded and yet the competition for who can enroll the best students is not a measure of what you're doing for those students it's just about exclusivety and that is a trend that needs to be bucked. i think there is a ream opportunity take advantage of those. another thing we have to keep in mind is that technology is getting to us look at new ways to educate kids. do we need the big lecture halls? can we have some degree of personalization. can you have online activity and for the students who are less motivated you have some face to face activity but you've done it in a way the cost is not nearly as high as it's been in the past. there is a lot of promise . there it's one of these things because it's at an early stage, people can get overexcited about it but i think over the next two to four years as this is rolled out and measured and not just a
which institutions contrary to a u.s. news and world report ranking who takes the people with the low s.a.t. and edge indicates them in a way they do very well. that should be rewarded and yet the competition for who can enroll the best students is not a measure of what you're doing for those students it's just about exclusivety and that is a trend that needs to be bucked. i think there is a ream opportunity take advantage of those. another thing we have to keep in mind is that technology is...
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it says, u.s. government, $492 billion and no cents, and on the bottom it says, this program was initiated by the president of the united states in conjunction with the bi-partisan congressional leadership. the undersigned adviser, negotiator, and executor -- the office of management and budget. i was proud to have this. i can tell you, i never worked harder for anything in my life and this piece of plastic. in any case, most of the presentations so far have been on the policy. i was very much about the process. in that sense, i want to talk about a process perspective, three different things. context, precedent, and value. context -- it has been mentioned that back then we did not have laptops and cell phones. i do not remember governor sununu, when we first guarded this -- something like in june or that nature that we started planning to get away. when we started discussing different options, i do not think andrews was first, but andrews quickly developed a very good option because of the militar
it says, u.s. government, $492 billion and no cents, and on the bottom it says, this program was initiated by the president of the united states in conjunction with the bi-partisan congressional leadership. the undersigned adviser, negotiator, and executor -- the office of management and budget. i was proud to have this. i can tell you, i never worked harder for anything in my life and this piece of plastic. in any case, most of the presentations so far have been on the policy. i was very much...
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if u.s. exporters want to be guaranteed these benefits as well, we must pass this bipartisan legislation and establish permanent normal trade relations with russia. this bill would allow us to gain important rights and powerful new enforcement tools with respect to one of the world's largest economies, without giving up a single tariff or other concession. we could double or even triple u.s. exports to russia within five years. but until we do, these benefits will go to our foreign competitors where our exporters fall further behind. with our high unemployment, we can't afford to pass up any opportunity to increase our export and create jobs. and the longer we delay in passing this legislation, the more ground our exports will lose. i don't dispute that our relationship with russia has many challenges. on the commercial front, we face weak enforcement and protection of intellectual property rights, as well as discriminatory standard for u.s. agricultural products. russia's recent adoption of
if u.s. exporters want to be guaranteed these benefits as well, we must pass this bipartisan legislation and establish permanent normal trade relations with russia. this bill would allow us to gain important rights and powerful new enforcement tools with respect to one of the world's largest economies, without giving up a single tariff or other concession. we could double or even triple u.s. exports to russia within five years. but until we do, these benefits will go to our foreign competitors...
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let's go here. >> u.s. news and world report. it seems the coalition was unable biunique elements of this election. he have the bain background. how will they try to recreate the coalition? >> great question. a year ago, i would have said poorly among bluen collar and older whites. even with paul ryan on the ticket, a 60% of seniors voted for romney. in the long run, i did those mr. read states are problematic for democrats. -- i think those red states are problematic for democrats. look at north carolina. in north carolina or virginia, obama's numbers among blue- collar whites are unbelievably low. they are in the high-20's or 30's. in the long run, i do think there is this pattern. the sun belt will be more important than the west about. they do have the incredible ability to hang on to -- the shift will be to states that have the same social forces of rising diversity and rising education levels. >> we have a slight disagreement. obama did well among these groups in 2008. democrats do well among white blue-collar voters in the
let's go here. >> u.s. news and world report. it seems the coalition was unable biunique elements of this election. he have the bain background. how will they try to recreate the coalition? >> great question. a year ago, i would have said poorly among bluen collar and older whites. even with paul ryan on the ticket, a 60% of seniors voted for romney. in the long run, i did those mr. read states are problematic for democrats. -- i think those red states are problematic for democrats....
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is being done with the u.s. department of energy is being done with the u.s. our mental protection agency and other key members to increase the availability of refined products, getting pipelines back to deliveries, and increasing capabilities by the storm. upthe efforts continue. this waiver does allow ships that would otherwise have to bring refined products to new york and add a product. with that, i want to go to additional activities. the disaster assistance website is a mobile-friendly website and we continue to see more people that are getting assistance that way. we have added several counties yesterday in new jersey and we will continue to add in those requests as they come in from the states. 1-800-621-fema and disasterassistance.gov funding is continued to be made available and when we talk about those dollars, this is money that has been direct posited. -- deposited. as the numbers keep going up, they are not dollars that are just approved. with that, in turn it over to charlie with the red cross. >> we want to give you an update on the particular
is being done with the u.s. department of energy is being done with the u.s. our mental protection agency and other key members to increase the availability of refined products, getting pipelines back to deliveries, and increasing capabilities by the storm. upthe efforts continue. this waiver does allow ships that would otherwise have to bring refined products to new york and add a product. with that, i want to go to additional activities. the disaster assistance website is a mobile-friendly...
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but anyway, the financial sector is the biggest part of the u.s. economy and it's one of the most people who earn $250,000 work in wages, it's also where large -- very wealthy people like mitt romney who makes sure that their income was made in capital gains so that they can be at a 15% rate, it's just unconscionable for me to think that these people are being asked to pay out a few more taxes and other the -- on the other side, the compromises for people to forego medicaid, medicare, their health insurance. in fact, those programs are the most efficient of the -- efficient of the overall health industry in the united states, which is the most expensive and that's where we need to focus our congressional legislation and to figure out how to lower the overall cost of health care which will automatically lower medicare and medicaid. . . host: dell la, last one here, talking about the bush era income tax cuts. caller: good morning. i don't think we can rely solely on the expiration of the tax cutters in 2% to increase our revenue. what we must do, and
but anyway, the financial sector is the biggest part of the u.s. economy and it's one of the most people who earn $250,000 work in wages, it's also where large -- very wealthy people like mitt romney who makes sure that their income was made in capital gains so that they can be at a 15% rate, it's just unconscionable for me to think that these people are being asked to pay out a few more taxes and other the -- on the other side, the compromises for people to forego medicaid, medicare, their...
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in france, you pay $38 u.s. and you get worldwide calling to 70 countries, a worldwide television, and your internet is 20 times faster of loading at 10 times faster downloading. -- uploading and 10 times faster downloading. in the nineteenth century, the canals and railroads were the key to economic growth when you had to move things like steel. the twentieth century came along and it was highways, interstate highways, and airports that were crucial to economic growth. now is the information superhighway. >> the best selling author david johnston about the way as corporations try to rob you blind. this weekend on c-span 2's book tv. >> c-span programming is good because they try to keep a close eye o. the cover a lot of the different, both the house, the senate, and different, other, woodrow wilson, and other public a pair -- public affair sets that i would not be exposed to normally. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979. brought to you by the public service. >> president obama won reelection
in france, you pay $38 u.s. and you get worldwide calling to 70 countries, a worldwide television, and your internet is 20 times faster of loading at 10 times faster downloading. -- uploading and 10 times faster downloading. in the nineteenth century, the canals and railroads were the key to economic growth when you had to move things like steel. the twentieth century came along and it was highways, interstate highways, and airports that were crucial to economic growth. now is the information...